Tuesday, March 17, 2009

STARBUCKS

I LOVE THE BLOG "OVERHEARD AT STARBUCKS". SINCE WE HAD NEVER BEEN TO ONE, YESTERDAY WE DECIDED TO GO. MARTYGORD IS ALWAYS MAKING REMARKS ABOUT THE APPLE FRITTERS-----AND I LOVE THEM FROM THE BAKERY BACK IN MINNESOTA----SO WE GOT ONE TO SPLIT, ALONG WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. WE USUALLY HAVE BREAKFAST AT WHATABURGERS---WHERE SENIOR COFFEE IS FREE, BISQUITS AND GRAVEY 1.49. OUR BREAKFAST AT STARBUCKS WAS 6 DOLLARS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR EACH---BUT WE SPLIT THE FRITTER IT WAS SO BIG. IT WAS RATHER TASTY TOO---BUT OOOOH MY---THE COFFEE HAD A HIDDEN SURPRISE. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST HALF A TEASPOON OF COFFEE GROUNDS IN IT. DID YA EVER TRY TO SPIT WET COFFEE GROUND OUT----UGH!!!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

HATE TO REPEAT--BUT TIME FLIES

THAT IT DOES!! LAST WEEK WE TOOK A THREE DAY TRIP TO CORPUS CHRISTI. IT IS SUCH A PRETTY PLACE, RIGHT ON THE WATER. OUR HOTEL WAS ON THE BEACH AND WHEN WE CHECKED IN THE GAL TOLD US WE HAD BEEN UPGRADED TO A SUITE. THAT WAS FINE WITH US!! TWO ROOMS, MICRO AND FRIDGE, TABLE, CHAIRS, PATIO.ALL WAS FINE---WE WENT TO THE TEXAS AQUARIUM, WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN. I COULD JUST SIT AND WATCH THOSE BIG FISH ALL DAY. WE HAD PLANNED TO GO TO A FANCY SEAFOOD PLACE FRIDAY NITE---BUT WITH MY USUAL SKILL I FELL IN THE BATHROOM. NOW HAD IT BEEN A BIG BATHROOM I COULD HAVE GOTTEN UP--BUT IT WAS SO SMALL THAT JERRY COULDN'T GET THE DOOR OPEN TO HELP. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO SCOOT OVER ENOUGH TO LET HIM IN. HE JUST KEPT SAYING HE WAS GOING TO CALL THE AMBULANCE, BUT I TOLD HIM I WOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET UP IF HE WOULD JUST LEAVE ME BE. ONCE I GOT INTO THE BEDROOM BY ROLLING, SCOOTING AND PRAYING I WAS ABLE TO GET ON MY KNEES----WHICH I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO DO--AND HOIST MYSELF TO THE BED. NOT A PRETTY PICTURE AT ALL!!! BY THEN I WAS TOO POOPED TO GO OUT SO SWEET HUBBY WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND GOT US A DINNER OF PORK RINDS, CORN NUTS, FRIED CHERRY PIE AND COKE. DELICIOUS!!!!
I CAME OUT WITH QUITE A FEW BRUISES THAT ARE NOW TURNING YELLOW. I THINK EVERYTHING EXCEPT MY HEAD HIT THE FLOOR. THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT.